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1
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Who are the scholars against the problem of evil?

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Schleirmacher
J.L Mackie
D.Z Philips

2
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Main points for Swinburne (For)

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“Free will defence”

Choice between good and evil. It is freedom. If God intervenes then there’s less freedom.

3
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Main points for St Augustine (For)

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World was made perfect but humans misused free will and evil is punishment:

4
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Main points for John Hick (For)

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Humans develop through imperfections. ‘Goodness of Robots’

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Main points of Iranaeus (for)

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World was made imperfect to challenge us.

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Main points of Schleirmacher (Against)

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If world was perfect it could never go wrong. (Against Augustine)

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Main points of J.L Mackie (Against)

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Against Swinburne. Counteracts Gods so called “omnipotence”

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Main points of D.Z Philips (Against)

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Against Iranaeus. Love can never be expressed by allowing suffering to happen.

9
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Richard Swinburne

“The less he allows men to bring about late scale horrors…

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The less freedom and responsibility he gives.”

10
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Richard Swinburne

“If there is always another chance..

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Then there’s is no risk.”

11
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Richard Swinburne

“There is a problem about why God allows evil, and if the theist does not have a satisfactory answer to it..

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Then his belief in God is less than rational.”

12
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St Augustine

“Either God cannot abolish evil or he will not:..

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If he cannot then he is not all powerful; if he will not then he is not all good.”

13
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Who are the scholars for the problem of evil?

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Richard Swinburne
St Augustine
John Hick
St Iranaeus